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Wimmera Southern Mallee

West Wimmera

8,601 rural lots across 38 suburbs. Dominant land use: General Cropping.

8,601
Rural lots
715,771 ha
Rural land
1.3%
Soil organic carbon
98%
Mean green cover

West Wimmera — rural suburbs

© State of Victoria · CSIRO · TERN

Council boundary outlined; each circle is one rural suburb sized by rural-lot count. Click a circle to open the suburb page.

Suburb circles · sized by rural lots
10 500 5,000+
Soil

Soil condition and land systems

Averaged across the 8,601 rural lots in West Wimmera.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

National soil-grid values averaged across rural lots, with the dominant Victorian land system.

1.3%
soil organic carbon (0–30 cm)
Moderate organic carbon
5.7
soil pH (CaCl₂)
Sandy loam
dominant texture
Land system
Wimmera Plains Ridges and Flats - Goroke
Salinity low
Water erosion moderate
Waterlogging low

Soil values: Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia (CSIRO/TERN), ~90 m national soil grid, 0–30 cm depth-weighted. Land systems: Victorian land-systems mapping (Agriculture Victoria). Regional indicators — not a substitute for a site soil test.

Climate

Rainfall, temperature, growing window

Long-term climate averages across rural lots in this council.

Annual rainfall
565 mm
Sub-humid
Mean annual temp
14.1 °C
annual average
Warmest month max
28.6 °C
heat-stress indicator
Coldest month min
3.7 °C
frost-risk indicator
Aridity index
0.40 P/PET
Semi-arid
Growing season
153 days / yr
frost-free + adequate moisture

Climate values are the average across rural lots in this area, from national long-term climate grids (rainfall and temperature normals, growing season and aridity).

Vegetation

Cover profile

Satellite vegetation-cover mapping, averaged across rural lots.

Green cover98%
Bare ground2%
Dominant vegetation class
Plains Woodland
Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in West Wimmera.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

75%
in a groundwater management area — WEST WIMMERA GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA
4%
in a water supply protection area
Nearest monitored conditions
Upper Mid-Tertiary Aquifer (UMTA)
aquifer
20.6
m to water table
2,281
EC µS/cm
Groundwater is marginal — crop-dependent irrigation use.

Source: Victorian groundwater management areas and the state bore-monitoring network. Values are the nearest monitored bore's, averaged across lots — conditions at a specific property will vary.

Planning overlays

Overlay coverage across rural lots

Share of rural lots in West Wimmera carrying each planning overlay.

Environmental significance (ESO) 87%
Bushfire management (BMO) 22%
Flood (LSIO / FO) 2%
No exposure
Urban stormwater (SBO) · Erosion management (EMO) · Salinity management (SMO) · Significant landscape (SLO) · Vegetation protection (VPO) · Heritage (HO) · Environmental audit (EAO)
Land use

Dominant rural land use

From the Victorian Land Use Information System.

General Cropping

The largest-share land-use category across rural lots in West Wimmera.

Rural suburbs in West Wimmera (33)

Click any column header to sort.

Suburb Rural lots
Kaniva 3419 942
Harrow 3317 718
Edenhope 3318 584
Chetwynd 3312 569
Apsley 3319 527
Lillimur 3420 515
Dergholm 3312 466
Goroke 3412 347
Minimay 3413 345
Serviceton 3420 317
Douglas 3409 264
Patyah 3318 246
Dorodong 3312 235
Gymbowen 3401 209
Peronne 3413 200
Wombelano 3409 200
Neuarpurr 3413 199
Nurcoung 3401 185
Poolaijelo 3312 171
Langkoop 3318 167
Karnak 3401 153
Powers Creek 3312 144
Connewirricoo 3318 134
Benayeo 3319 127
Charam 3318 118
Kadnook 3318 118
Telopea Downs 3420 112
Ozenkadnook 3413 110
Lawloit 3418 108
Bringalbert 3319 101
Miram 3415 95
Ullswater 3318 93
Miga Lake 3409 69
Land character
Land use Cropping Crown land 7% of lots

About West Wimmera

What is the rural land in West Wimmera like?

Across 8,601 rural lots in West Wimmera, soil organic carbon averages 1.3%, on the Wimmera Plains Ridges and Flats - Goroke land system. The most common land use is General Cropping.

What's the climate of West Wimmera's rural land?

Rural lots in West Wimmera average 565 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 14.1°C and a growing season of about 153 days. Aridity index 0.40.

What planning overlays apply across West Wimmera?

Across rural lots in West Wimmera: 22% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 2% a flood overlay, 0% the Erosion Management Overlay and 0% the Salinity Management Overlay.

What data sources are used?

Soil organic carbon, pH and texture come from the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia; salinity, erosion and waterlogging susceptibility from Victorian land systems mapping. Planning overlays and zones are from the Victoria Planning Provisions. Land use is from the Victorian Land Use Information System, groundwater from the Victorian monitoring network, and terrain from the national elevation model. Market context is the published Valuer-General Victoria suburb median — a suburb indicator, never a property valuation.

Rural lots are those in Victoria's rural zone suite: Farming, Green Wedge, Rural Living, Rural Conservation and Rural Activity zones.